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16:40 Aintree

Friday 13 April 2018

All13:4514:2014:5015:2516:0516:4017:15

Doom Bar Sefton Novices' Hurdle (Grade 1)

Off time: 16:42 | Winning time: 6m 40.9s

1^st

Santini

611-4

6/4f

T: N J HendersonJ: N de Boinville

Led until after 1st, pressed leader, brought alone to stands side and led 3 out, edged left and pressed flat, stayed on well and in command towards finish op 15/8 tchd 7/4

2^nd

1 ½

Roksana

610-11

9/1

T: D SkeltonJ: Harry Skelton

Held up in rear, headway approaching 3 out, not much room 2 out, soon switched right, went 2nd before last, every chance when flashed tail flat, held towards finish op 8/1

3^rd

Tower Bridge

511-4

8/1

T: J P O'BrienJ: J J Slevin

Mid-division, closed 4th, pushed along when not fluent 3 out, 3rd when hit last, kept on but no impression on front pair op 10/1

4^th

2 ¾

Uppertown Prince

611-4

40/1

T: D McCain JnrJ: B S Hughes

Tracked leaders on inside, pecked 2nd, pushed along when not much room 3 out, beaten before last, one pace in 4th flat op 33/1

5^th

Ok Corral

811-4

7/2

T: N J HendersonJ: B J Geraghty

Held in touch, driven and hanging left before 2 out, weakened flat op 3/1

6^th

3 ¼

Dans Le Vent

511-4

66/1

T: Jamie SnowdenJ: G Sheehan

Prominent, led after 1st, ridden and headed 3 out, weakened last

7^th

Point Of Principle

511-4

66/1

T: Tim VaughanJ: Alan Johns

Prominent, not fluent 6th or 7th, pushed along before 3 out, weakened approaching next op 50/1

Also Ran

Another Stowaway

611-4

50/1

T: T R GeorgeJ: Adrian Heskin

Held up in rear, ridden and well beaten after 4 out, pulled up before 3 out op 33/1

Chef Des Obeaux

611-4

6/1

T: N J HendersonJ: N D Fehily

Held up in mid-division, not fluent 5th, pushed along and struggling after 4 out, soon behind, pulled up before 3 out op 15/2

Count Meribel

611-4

25/1

T: N A Twiston-DaviesJ: M D Grant

Held up towards rear on outside, closed into mid-division 9th, ridden and weakened before 3 out, pulled up before last op 20/1

Good Man Pat

511-4

25/1

T: A KingJ: Thomas Bellamy

Tracked leaders, lost a few places and not fluent 3rd, hit 9th, struggling after 4 out, well behind when pulled up before 2 out op 33/1

Louse Talk

611-4

66/1

T: C E LongsdonJ: Paul O'Brien

Tracked leaders on outside, lost place after 7th, well beaten after 4 out, pulled up before next op 50/1

Sam's Gunner

511-4

12/1

T: M & D EasterbyJ: W T Kennedy

In rear, not fluent 6th, pushed along next, well beaten after 4 out, pulled up before 2 out tchd 11/1

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Poetic Rhythm²⁸

Weight: 11-4| Age: 7

T: F O'Brien J: P J Brennan

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£2.60Pl:£1.20, £2.80, £2.70EX:£16.70Trifecta:£118.40Tricast:£86.49SF:£16.13Swingers:£4.00, £3.50, £9.90

Forecasts

Santini (6/4), Ok Corral (7/2), Chef Des Obeaux (6/1), Tower Bridge (8/1), Roksana (9/1), Poetic Rhythm (12/1), Sam's Gunner (12/1), Count Meribel (25/1), Good Man Pat (25/1), Uppertown Prince (40/1), Another Stowaway (50/1), Dans Le Vent (66/1), Point Of Principle (66/1), Louse Talk (66/1)

Nicky Henderson may hold the key to this with his Albert Bartlett second and third OK CORRAL and Santini looking very strong and it's the former who is taken to confirm the form. Quite a few of these are stepping up in trip and into the unknown and one of the more interesting ones would be Sam’s Gunner who could outrun his odds having taken a tough handicap last time. Both Chef Des Obeaux and Poetic Rhythm need to bounce back from a poor Cheltenham effort but are not written off totally. The Irish haven’t won this since 2005 and have just Tower Bridge running for them this time but he has work to do based on his Albert Bartlett running.